O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums (Ms1995-021)

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Title

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums (Ms1995-021)

Subject

Railroad
Photographs

Description

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., a native of Albemarle, North Carolina, was a surveyor for the Norfolk & Western Railway Company in 1912, and he compiled two albums of photographs taken while surveying property for the railroad in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Most images are unidentified.

Creator

Whitley, O. Gaines, Sr.

Date

ca. 1912, 1995

Rights

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Is Part Of

Ms1995-021

Identifier

gw000

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums, Ms1995-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Collection Items

Men on the porch of a wooden house, c.1912
Men on the porch of a wooden house, c.1912

Farm House and Field
Farm House and Field

Women and Man in 1912
Women and Man in 1912

Women and Man on a Porch, c.1912
Women and Man on a Porch, c.1912

Group of Men with Survey Equipment
Group of Men with Survey Equipment

Group picture of Male Surveyors
Group picture of Male Surveyors

Men and Women in 1912
Men and Women in 1912

Railroad Construction
Railroad Construction

Bridge Construction over creek
Bridge Construction over creek

Bridge Construction
Bridge Construction

Unidentified Tunnel
Unidentified Tunnel

Tunnel No.18
Tunnel No.18

Caney Creek Bridge
Caney Creek Bridge

Caney Creek Bridge
Caney Creek Bridge

Tunnel No.18
Tunnel No.18

View From Mill Creek
View From Mill Creek

Stone Arch
Stone Arch

Six Ft. Concrete Arch
Six Ft. Concrete Arch

Construction of 2nd Crossing Bridge
Construction of 2nd Crossing Bridge

Cutting Stone For 8 Ft. Stone Arch
Cutting Stone For 8 Ft. Stone Arch

Unidentified River
Unidentified River

Tunnel No.17
Tunnel No.17

View From Inside of Tunnel No.17
View From Inside of Tunnel No.17

Tunnel Number Seventeen
Tunnel Number Seventeen

Rock Cut
Rock Cut

Rock Cut
Rock Cut

View From Millard Hill
View From Millard Hill

Hydraulic Jet at Work
Hydraulic Jet at Work

View of "Slide" Moved By Hydraulic Jet
View of "Slide" Moved By Hydraulic Jet

Squirrel Camp in Winter
Squirrel Camp in Winter

Group in Front of Cabin at Squirrel Camp
Group in Front of Cabin at Squirrel Camp

Photo Taken By Moonlight
Photo Taken By Moonlight

Photo Taken By Moonlight
Photo Taken By Moonlight

Photo Taken by Moonlight
Photo Taken by Moonlight

Christmas in Squirrel Camp
Christmas in Squirrel Camp

River in the Back of Squirrel Camp
River in the Back of Squirrel Camp

View From Back Porch at Squirrel Camp
View From Back Porch at Squirrel Camp

View of Squirrel Camp in the Winter
View of Squirrel Camp in the Winter

Front View of Squirrel Camp in Millard, Virginia
Front View of Squirrel Camp in Millard, Virginia

Group at Squirrel Camp
Group at Squirrel Camp

Sunday Visit
Sunday Visit

Leaving Camp
Leaving Camp

Sunday in Squirrel Camp
Sunday in Squirrel Camp

Group of People at Squirrel Camp
Group of People at Squirrel Camp

Before "Thankgiving Turkey"
Before "Thankgiving Turkey"

Group at Squirrel Camp
Group at Squirrel Camp

Group at Squirrel Camp
Group at Squirrel Camp

Sunday in Squirrel Camp
Sunday in Squirrel Camp

Sunday in Squirrel Camp
Sunday in Squirrel Camp

Going Camping
Going Camping
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